{"product_id":"darkmotherland-paperback","title":"Darkmotherland - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamrat Upadhyay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A Dickensian sweep and a vast cast of characters, Upadhyay created an ancient world saturated with the spirit of our time and shaped by political ambition and dark vision . . . A grand novel indeed.\" --Ha Jin, National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWaiting\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn epic tale of love and political violence set in earthquake-ravaged Darkmotherland, a dystopian reimagining of Nepal, from the Whiting Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eArresting God in Kathmandu \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDarkmotherland\u003c\/i\u003e, Nepali writer Samrat Upadhyay has created a novel of infinite embrace--filled with lovers and widows, dictators and dissidents, paupers, fundamentalists, and a genderqueer power player with her eyes on the throne--in an earthquake-ravaged dystopian reimagining of Nepal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt its heart are two intertwining narratives: one of Kranti, a revolutionary's daughter who marries into a plutocratic dynasty and becomes ensnared in the family's politics. And then there is the tale of Darkmotherland's new dictator and his mistress, Rozy, who undergoes radical body changes and grows into a figure of immense power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDarkmotherland\u003c\/i\u003e is a romp through the vast space of a globalized universe where personal ambitions are inextricably tied to political fortunes, where individual identities are shaped by family pressures and social reins, and where the East connects to and collides with the West in brilliant and unsettling ways.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamrat Upadhyay\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in Nepal. He is author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe City Son\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guru of Love\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book), and \u003ci\u003eBuddha's Orphans\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the story collections \u003ci\u003eMad Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Royal Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eArresting God in Kathmandu\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has received the Whiting Award and the Asian American Literary Award and been shortlisted for the PEN Open Book Award and the Aspen Words Literary Prize. He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and has appeared on BBC Radio and National Public Radio. Upadhyay teaches in the creative writing program at Indiana University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 768\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 x 8.7 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267914383609,"sku":"9781641297424","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/fPaqG9de689781641297424.webp?v=1768873253","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/darkmotherland-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}